West Virginia Wesleyan College - Murmurmontis Yearbook (Buckhannon, WV)

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ROBERT CLAY BOWLES, B.A., M.A., Ph.D. History HERBERT J. BUHLER, JR., B.A., B.D. Psychology MARVIN DOWNEY, B.A., M.A., Ph.D. Political Science zU-ts f- L J La GEORGE 1EASE GLAUNER, B.A., M.A., Ph.D History JAY V. GROVES, B.S. Economics DIVISION OF The principal objectives of the Division of Social Sciences are: the development and socialization of the student through in- creased understanding and appreciation of the social structure, the development of citizens and their desire for a better social order, and vocational and professional training for those pre- paring to teach or enter business. Dr. Robert C. Bowles had an article depicting the activities of the Utopian Socialist, Charles Fourier, during and after the French Revolution published in the French Historical Studies. Mr. Stephen J. Thomsen, Wesleyan ' s newest psychology pro- fessor, was instrumental in the establishment of the psychology club. All formal testing has been under the direction of Dr. Florence Schaper, professor of sociology. Dr. Schaper also coordinates the college placement service. A personal counseling service is conducted by Mr. Herbert Buhler. 24

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rrr- liM ARTHUR B. GOULD, B.S., M.S., Ph Chemi ' sfry WILLIAM A. HALLAM, B.S., M.A. Mathematics PAUL RAY HICKMAN, B.S., M.S. Geology Po 0 jU H. FRANKLIN LITTLE, B.A., M.S., Ph.D. Biology WILLIAM B. LYTTLE, JR., B.A., M.S. Mathematics GEORGE BOWYER ROSSBACH, B.S., M.S., Ph.D. Biology Providing students with adequate preprofessional train- ing, preparation for industrial occupations, and an under- standing of the practical and cultural values of the natural sciences and mathematics constitutes the major aim of the Division of Science and Mathematics. Dr. John C. Wright, professor of chemistry, is division chairman. During the year Professor William Hallam and Mr. Stephen Tobey visited West Virginia high schools as representatives of the West Virginia Academy of Science ' s Visiting Scientist. Undergraduate research concerning the mechanics of chem- ical reactions in sugar, sponsored by the National Science Foundation involved two senior chemistry majors. Mr. Stephen Tobey held two research grants and results of his grant from the Research Corporation appeared in The Journal of the American Chemical Society. A probe into the workings of enzymes was conducted with a grant from the National Institute of Health. During the summer, Wesleyan conducted an Institute for Junior High School Science Teachers and an Institute for Out- standing High School Students. Several members of the di- vision participated in the programs sponsored by the Na- tional Science Foundation. DIVISION OF SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS STEPHEN W. TOBEY, B.S., M.S. Chemistry WILLIAM RUSSELL WILLIS, B.S., M.S., Ph.D. Physics JOHN CO LLINS WRIGHT, B.S., Ph.D. Chemistry

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ROBERT L. HUNT, B.A., M.A. History SWIGHT. L. MIKKELSON, B.A., M.A. History FLORENCE W. SCHAPER, B.S., M.A., Ph.D. Sociology J( sV y 4 HENRY H. SHISSLER, B.S., S.T.B., M.Ed., Ph.D. Sociology STEPHEN J. THOMSEN, B.A., M.S. Psychology SOCIAL SCIENCES ■i r » LEFT: Division members study their departments ' goals in order to plan the year ' s activities. 25